Fitbit used in ER to determine patient treatment after seizure
 

Fitbit used in ER to determine patient treatment after seizure
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Activity trackers like Fitbit are common for monitoring steps taken and distance covered, but these devices are increasingly becoming instrumental in painting a bigger picture of overall health — and in some cases, it can even help save a life.

When a 42-year-old man from New Jersey was recently rushed to an emergency room after a seizure, the doctors **ticed he was was wearing a Fitbit Charge HR tracker

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While most doctors don't have access to information such as when a patient first experienced an elevated heart rate before a seizure, the data collected on the device helped take some unk**wns out of the equation. Read more...


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